Font in Tralee

17th century font located inside the parish church of St John in the town of Tralee was described in the Urban Survey of County Kerry as follows; '17th cent. Limestone. Octagonal basin with chamfered lower edge, sloping internal sides and lacking a drainage hole. The facets are tooled vertically and horizontally along the edges. One facet has I. C. in Roman lettering and PVOST in Gothic lettering. A second facet ANNO DNI 1623 in Roman lettering. The shaft and base are carved from a single block. The drum shaped shaft with sugar barley twist, rises from a rectangular base to an octagonal support which is too narrow for the basin. There may have been a further section between the shaft and the basin. One corner of the base is broken. Dims H. 94; W. of basin 69; Diam. of basin 46; T. 14. (Denny 1907-9, 366)' (Bradley et. al. 1987, 106). See attached photograph of font taken from the Urban Survey of Kerry Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 28 April 2022

The font in Tralee, located in the parish church of St John, was built in the 17th century and is carved from limestone. It features an octagonal basin with a chamfered lower edge and a sloping design, reflecting early modern ecclesiastical craftsmanship in Ireland.